OriginBorrowed from Ancient Greek τόμος (tómos, “section, roll of papyrus, volume”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut, separate”). Doublet of tome.
- An ecclesiastical document, usually promulgated by a synod which communicates or announces important information.
“According to the Patriarch, once UOC is granted the tomos, all bishops of the Kyiv Patriarchate, the Ukrainian Autocephalous Church, and the Moscow Patriarchate, who addressed the Ecumenical Patriarch”
- form-of, pluralplural of tomo
Formstomoi(plural)